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Fiddlerman Battletothetop Competition
Fiddlerman has created a new website, Battletothetop.com. Enter for friendly competition and help your fellow fiddlers with feedback on their technique.
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Steve
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Ken,

I think we're waiting for Dan and Pierre to finalize the rules. At least that's how I see the current situation! Pierre's probably been out on the boat this weekend and will catch up Monday with "real stuff".smile

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I just tried to enter my submission to the competition.  I was able to successfully upload the video, but when I try to enter the competition, there are no "competition categories" to select, and it wants me to select a competition category.  Basically, it will not let me enter as of yet.  Orrrrrrr......I missed the boat.  I'm not sure which, but that is all I know. 

There is no failure, only results.

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No, Jesse, you didn't miss the boat. I think (as Steve said) we're waiting for the, "Capt." and "First Mate" to "mend" the sail's before the ship can leave port. wink

"A'hoy mate"  "shiver me timbers"  

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wookieman said
I also did not get the confirmation email, however, I was still able to log in, so it didn't seem to matter.  After I registered, I waited a while, then just went back to the site and tried to log in.  Presto, I'm in.  Not sure if that's working for everyone.  But just a thought. 
 
 
  

I tried wookiemans suggestion  - re-registered again - didn't receive an email but waited a while and tried to log in ... no luck.  So I will just wait till the kinks  get worked out.

“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent” 

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Alright, I was able to enter the competition officially.  Looks like the deadline, according to the website is now the 12th of July, and is for players with less than one year of experience.

 

There is no failure, only results.

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Fiddlerman
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Dan has fixed some issues and we have extended the voting to Saturday. Still a chance for you beginners that have been playing for less than a year to upload a video. :-)
We need at least two to get this to work.

"The richest person is not the one who has the most,
but the one who needs the least."

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Thank you and Hurray!  I was finally able to register.  will be doing a video and uploading it tonight or tomorrow smile

“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent” 

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I've never recorded anything I've done before but for a free bow, I think I'll go ahead and try something.  I've spent several hours these last few days trying to learn a song I really like so perhaps I'll do a video of it.  It was a huge pain to learn...

 

Oh, is there a delay in the account confirmation?  I created an account on the page but never received the confirmation link.

"I know a girl who cries when she practices violin because each note sounds so pure it just cuts into her, and then the melody comes pouring out her eyes. Now, to me, everything else just sounds like a lie."

Conor Oberst
 
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FinalPatriot said 
Oh, is there a delay in the account confirmation?  I created an account on the page but never received the confirmation link.

Hope so cause I didn't get a comfirmation either.

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AndieKae
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What email service are you using? I'm using gmail and I got my confirmation instantly.

"I don't play accurately - anyone can play accurately - but I play with wonderful expression."

Algernon Moncrieff (Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest")

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I got my confirmation but it went to my spam folder (also using Gmail). I think this might be related to there not being an SPF record for the domain or something. 

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I use hotmail > seems to work for anything that I have done in past years.

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Perihelion said
I got my confirmation but it went to my spam folder (also using Gmail). I think this might be related to there not being an SPF record for the domain or something. 

It looks like there is one now. Yay!

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Hi this a good and fun idea I registered today to add my video but I haven't received the activation link I tried with two different emails.

 

Thank you violin-student

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Well, the guys at Rackspace actually did add an SPF record for me.  Also, I did fix a couple issues. 

If you give me the email addresses that didn't work, I can check the logs to see if they were delivered or rejected, and if rejected, come up with a solution.

Dan

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Oh my DOG >> I think I am finally in. > There is not much said about what one should submit.??? How long?, Anything?, Twinkle Twinkle??, Does anybody know what is expected in the vid that is submitted?

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StoneDog said
Oh my DOG >> I think I am finally in. > There is not much said about what one should submit.??? How long?, Anything?, Twinkle Twinkle??, Does anybody know what is expected in the vid that is submitted?

fainting-1344

 

I think its totally up to you Dog.  Showcase your skills.  You're in it to win it right?!?!  Trust me, mine is not that great!

There is no failure, only results.

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yes StoneDog, I think the music selection is your choice.    And chiming in with wookieman, mine will not be all that hot, but I wanted to try.

I'll be uploading mine as soon as I can get my camera to cooperate (this has been my week for technical difficulties!)

“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent” 

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Has anyone submitted a video. When I click the link, log in with my FM user name and password, this is what I get.

http://battletothetop.com/main.php

 

When I click on any of the categorie's, they all come up blank. Is there a new link, am I doing something wrong or are there still no entrie's submitted. 

dunno

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@Fiddlestix:  I'm getting the same as you are when logged in over there.

So either it's not ready yet, or we're both doing something wrong.....lol.dunno

"Music is what feelings sound like." ~ Author Unknown

 

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